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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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