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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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