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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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