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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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