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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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