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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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