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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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