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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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