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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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