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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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