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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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