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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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