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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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