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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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