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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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