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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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