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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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