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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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