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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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