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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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