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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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