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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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