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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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