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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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