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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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