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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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