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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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