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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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