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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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