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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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