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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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