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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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