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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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