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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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