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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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