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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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