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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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