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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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