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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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