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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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