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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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