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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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