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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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