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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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