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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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