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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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