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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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