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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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