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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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