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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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