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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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