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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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