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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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