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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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