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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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