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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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