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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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