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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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