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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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