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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important 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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