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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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