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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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