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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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