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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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