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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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