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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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