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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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