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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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