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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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