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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about 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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