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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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