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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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