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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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