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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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