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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key 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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