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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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