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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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