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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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