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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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