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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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