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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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