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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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