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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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