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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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