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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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