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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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