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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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