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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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