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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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