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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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