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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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