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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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