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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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