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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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