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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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