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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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