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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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