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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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