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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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