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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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