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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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