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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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