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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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