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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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