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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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