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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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