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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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