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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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