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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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