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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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