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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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