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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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