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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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