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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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