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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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