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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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