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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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