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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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