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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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