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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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