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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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