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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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