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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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