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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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