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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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