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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key 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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