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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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