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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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