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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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