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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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