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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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