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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key 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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