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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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