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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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