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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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