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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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