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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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