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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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