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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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