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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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