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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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