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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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