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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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