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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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