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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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