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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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