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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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