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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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