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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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