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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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