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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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