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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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