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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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