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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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