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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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