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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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