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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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