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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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