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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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