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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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