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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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