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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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