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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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