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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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