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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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