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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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