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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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