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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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