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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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