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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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