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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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