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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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