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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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