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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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