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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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