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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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