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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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