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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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