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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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