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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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