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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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