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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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