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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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