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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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