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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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