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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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