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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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