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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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