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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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