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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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