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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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