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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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