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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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