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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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