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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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