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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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