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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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