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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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