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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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