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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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