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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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