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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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