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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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