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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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