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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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