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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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