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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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