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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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