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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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