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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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