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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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