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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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