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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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