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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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