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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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