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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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