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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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