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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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