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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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