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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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