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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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