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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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