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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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