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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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