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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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