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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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