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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses 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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