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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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