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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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