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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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