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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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