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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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