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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key 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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