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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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