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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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