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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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