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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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