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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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