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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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