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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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