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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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