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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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