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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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