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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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