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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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