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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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