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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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