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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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