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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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