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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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