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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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