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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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