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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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