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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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