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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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