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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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