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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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