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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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