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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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