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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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