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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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