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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important 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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