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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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