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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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