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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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