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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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