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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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