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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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