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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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