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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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