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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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