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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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