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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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