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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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