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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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