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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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