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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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