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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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