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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key 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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