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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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