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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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