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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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