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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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