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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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