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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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