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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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