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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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