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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology 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. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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