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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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