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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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