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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important 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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