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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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