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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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