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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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