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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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