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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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