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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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