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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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