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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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