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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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