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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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