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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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