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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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