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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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