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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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