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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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