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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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