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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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