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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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