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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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