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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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