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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key 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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