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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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