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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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