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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major 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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