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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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