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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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