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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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