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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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