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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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