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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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