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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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