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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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