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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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