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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses 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 students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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