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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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