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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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