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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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