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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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