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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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