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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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