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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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