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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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