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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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