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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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