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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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