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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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