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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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