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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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