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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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