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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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