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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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