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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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