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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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