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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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