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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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