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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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