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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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