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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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