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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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