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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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