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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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