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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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