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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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