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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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