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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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