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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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