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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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