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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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