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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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