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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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