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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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