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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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