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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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