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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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