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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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