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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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