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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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