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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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