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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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