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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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