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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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