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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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