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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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