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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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