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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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