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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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