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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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