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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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