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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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