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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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