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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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