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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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