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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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