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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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