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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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