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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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