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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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