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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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