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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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