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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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