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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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