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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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