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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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