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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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