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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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