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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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