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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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