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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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