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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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