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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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