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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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