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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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