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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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