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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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