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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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