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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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