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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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