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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of 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 classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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