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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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