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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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