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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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