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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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