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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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