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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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