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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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