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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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