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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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