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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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