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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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