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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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