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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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