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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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