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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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