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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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