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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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