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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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