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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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