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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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