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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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