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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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