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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better 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 education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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