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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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