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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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