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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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