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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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