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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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