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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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