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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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