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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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