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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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