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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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