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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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