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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic 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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