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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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