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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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