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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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