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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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