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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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