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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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