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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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