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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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