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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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