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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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