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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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