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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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