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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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