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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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