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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major 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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