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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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