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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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