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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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