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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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