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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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