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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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