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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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