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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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