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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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