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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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