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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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