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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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