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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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