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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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