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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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