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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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