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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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