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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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