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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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