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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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