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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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