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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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