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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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