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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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