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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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