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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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