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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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