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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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