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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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