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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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