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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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