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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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