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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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