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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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