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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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