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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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