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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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