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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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