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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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