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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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