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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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