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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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