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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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