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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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