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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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