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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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