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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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