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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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