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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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