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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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