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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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