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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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