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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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